IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

#1

Post by nirmal » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 3:17 AM UTC

Re: IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

#2

Post by zdw » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 4:42 AM UTC

So, the only thing preventing the iPhone 4 or either iPad from being an FM radio receiver is software? a suitable antenna?

I doubt it's Apple policy, as the iPod Nano has FM and basic radio timeshifting capabilities

Re: IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

#3

Post by nasirkorma » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 5:09 AM UTC

I'd love to know the weight of the battery and the glass display.

Re: IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

#4

Post by nirmal » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 5:11 AM UTC

zdw wrote: post #2

So, the only thing preventing the iPhone 4 or either iPad from being an FM radio receiver is software? a suitable antenna? I doubt it's Apple policy, as the iPod Nano has FM and basic radio timeshifting capabilities

Of note, the Nano uses the earbud cable as the antenna.

Re: IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

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Post by light3 » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 5:13 AM UTC

nasirkorma wrote: post #3

I'd love to know the weight of the battery and the glass display.

Imagine how thin and light it could be if batteries were not required.

Re: IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

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Post by cloudwalking » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 5:25 AM UTC

light3 wrote: post #5

nasirkorma wrote: post #3

I'd love to know the weight of the battery and the glass display.

Imagine how thin and light it could be if batteries were not required.

Atomic isotope? Would be even worse for tech waste, but imagine the 'battery' life. 25 years...

Re: IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

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Post by dr_ » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 6:11 AM UTC

and the point of this is?

Re: IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

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Post by icco » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 7:25 AM UTC

dr_ wrote: post #7

and the point of this is?

I work for the company, so color me a little bias, but the point of these teardowns has always been threefold. First, learn about hardware design. See how a company was able to make the latest cool new device. Second, some people are interested in only buying devices that they can repair. This teardown showed that it would be damn hard to repair most parts in this. Third, people want to know about how green the device is, and what other companies Apple is using for chips, etc.

Hope that explains. If it doesn't just chalk it up to to the fact that the same people who like reading engadget tend to like iFixit's teardowns. Gadget lust if you will.

Re: IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

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Post by biot » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 7:26 AM UTC

cloudwalking wrote: post #6

light3 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Imagine how thin and light it could be if batteries were not required.

Atomic isotope? Would be even worse for tech waste, but imagine the 'battery' life. 25 years...

Ideally you'd have a removable power module which you can take from device to device... a "zap drive". Brought to you by the US Nucleics Corporation.

Re: IPad 2 Wi-Fi Teardown

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Post by biot » Sat, Mar 12, 2011, 7:36 AM UTC

icco wrote: post #8

dr_ wrote: post #7

and the point of this is?

I work for the company, so color me a little bias, but the point of these teardowns has always been threefold. First, learn about hardware design. See how a company was able to make the latest cool new device. Second, some people are interested in only buying devices that they can repair. This teardown showed that it would be damn hard to repair most parts in this. Third, people want to know about how green the devic…

Fourfold: advertising impressions. Presumably that's why the article went up tonight rather than spending time doing more research into availability of parts and so on which would be required if people were truly interested in a device they can repair. :)